[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 81.54 # 法苑珠林 81.54 法苑珠林 81.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [81.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.54) 又大丈夫論云。若慳心多者。雖復泥土重於金玉。若悲心多者。雖施金玉輕於草木。若慳心多者。喪失財寶。心大憂惱。若行施者。令受者喜悅。自亦喜悅。設有美食。若不施與而食噉者。不以為美。設有惡食得行布施。然後食者心中歡悅以為極美。若行施竟有餘自食。善丈夫者心生喜樂。如得涅槃。無信心者誰信是語。設有麁食。有飢者在前。尚不能施與。況餘勝解而能與人。若人於大水邊。尚不能以少水施與眾生。況餘好財。是人於世間糞土易得於水。慳貪之人聞乞糞土猶懷悋惜。況復財物。 > Furthermore, the Mahāpuruṣa-śāstra says: If the mind of stinginess is strong, even mud and earth are valued more heavily than gold and jade; if the mind of compassion is strong, even giving gold and jade is treated more lightly than grass and trees. If the mind of stinginess is strong, when losing wealth and jewels, the mind is greatly grieved and distressed. If one practices giving, one causes the recipient to rejoice, and oneself also rejoices. Supposing there is delicious food: if one eats it without giving it away, one does not consider it delicious; supposing there is poor food: if one is able to practice giving and only then eats, one’s heart is joyful, considering it exceedingly delicious. If, having finished giving, one eats what remains, the mind of a good man gives rise to joy, as though attaining nirvāṇa. If one lacks a faithful mind, who will believe these words? Supposing there is coarse food, and a hungry person stands before one, yet one cannot even give it away; how much less could one give other superior things to another? If a person beside a great body of water cannot even give a little water to sentient beings, how much less any fine wealth? For such a person in the world, dung and earth are easier to obtain than water; yet when a stingy and greedy person hears someone begging for dung and earth, they still harbor possessiveness, how much more so toward material goods! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 81.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.53) - [Next: 81.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.55) - [Up: 81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.81.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.81.54) · Pramāṇa